Posted by Mary Chastain ▪ Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 11:30am9/13/2017 at 11:30am

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed amendments to stop the Department of Justice’s civil asset forfeiture program, which Attorney General Jeff Sessions introduced in July. The amendments received support from those within the House Freedom Caucus and some of the biggest liberals in Congress.

Posted by Mary Chastain ▪ Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 4:30pm7/19/2017 at 4:30pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has kept his word. The Department
of Justice has expanded its asset forfeiture program that will
allow authorities to seize a citizen’s property even if they have
not been charged with a crime.

The DOJ’s program can even apply in the fourteen states that
have banned civil asset...

Posted by Mary Chastain ▪ Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 1:00pm7/12/2017 at 1:00pm

Civil forfeiture
remains a controversial issue in America since it’s “a process
by which the government can take and sell your property without
ever convicting, or even charging, you with a crime.” The
procedures are civil, which me...

Posted by Amy Miller ▪ Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 8:30am3/25/2015 at 8:30am

Civil forfeiture
is a huge problem in America. How could it not be? Any policy
written to allow law enforcement agencies to hold property
responsible for a crime that may or may not have been committed by
its owner is eventually doomed. Police have used civil forfeiture
procedures to seize
millions...